Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 March 1889 — Page 11

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1889-TWELVE PAGES.

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FIVE CONTRACTS SIGNED

The Home Base-Ball Team Forming,wi th the Old Players KespondingReaililr. Bojle, Burdick, lailj, Scha'nickand Soery on the List Thus Far Advancing Arrangements for the Opening of the Season. With the near approach of the preliminary base-ball season tho affairs of the local club are beginning to assume some definite shape, and within the next three "weeks the Hoosier team will be almost ready for the coming contests. Tho signing of the players has been somewhat delayed on account of President Brush's sickness, but that work is now nnder way, and will soon be completed. Barring the protests of Glasscock, and Denny, no complaints have been heard from any of the men, and there appears to be less trouble from this source than usual. Boyle and Soery fixed things with President Brush and Treasurer Meyer, yesterday, and attached their names to contracts for 1889, in a very graceful and pleasing manner, "Rfttli rf 4 nan nlavura TTirS Tier. feet satisfaction with their classification and seem to be contented and at peace with themselves and all mankind. President Brush received a letter from Con Daily, yesterday, in which the big catcher said that he had signed and returned his contract to President Young for promulgation. He, too, added that he is well pleased "with his classification, and is ready to report immediately if he is asked to do so. This makes five players now under contract to the Indianapolis club namely, Boyle, Burdick, Daily, Seery and Schoeueck. No doubt other contracts have also been signed which are in the mails on their way to this city or Washington. President Brush left yesterday afternoon for the latter place to attend the annual League meeting, and will be absent nntil Thursday of this week. It is altogether probable that he will get Hines's contract while in Washington, and at the name time complete the deal for Oetzein. Manager Bancroft will meet Mr. Brush at the capital, and the question as to when and where the members of the team will be asked to report will be definitely settled. The idea of having the players report at Louisville on April 1 has not met with much favor, and it is probable that they will report in Indianapolis about March 20. So far as heard from, the men themselves appear to favor the latter date and place. It is argued that no matter how much gymnasium practice the players get, they need some out-door exercise, and they hope to be able to get a few days' practice at the ball park before the preliminary season opens. At the Washington meeting it will also be decided when Manager Bancroft will take official control of ' the club. The report telegraphed from New York, a few days since, that the brotherhood will take some action in regard to the classification system lacks confirmation. The brotherhood is not likely to interfere in tho matter at all. Glasscock and Denny, of Indianapolis; Whitney, of Washington, and Sowders, of Boston, are really the only players who have made any protests. At least nine-tenths of the meu nnder reservo Lave or will sign without a murmer, and it is not probable that the brotherhood will po into a tight with the League under these circumstances; beside, the president of the brotherhood knows that the graded-salary plan violates no part of the brotherhood lorni of contract. The local management has been unable to hear from the Toledo club in regard to and All-America ball teams to play here on April 18. Mr. Spalding's agent has offered 1o pay the expenses of the Toledo clnb for that day if the management will waive its right to tho grounds on the 18th. Secretary Bnieiiig hns written to the manager of tho Toledo club asking for an early reply, and tho matter will be settled within a few days. Season tickets, good for all championship ball games, have b?en placed on sale, and the outlook for the disposition of a large number i Mattering. The prices for these tickets will be the same an last season. 'I he Management would like to sell live hundred. Mini Secretary Brncnig is nowcan-vs!5.-;ing tin? city with that aim in view. The City Amateur League is getting its ji hairs into god shape, and there now seems to be no reason why the organization j'Im'uM not le ;: g;-:i?;d success. .The teams . ;:. be evrnly Miifeiirdhi playing strength, .n il a r--2iritcd rate for the ifampionship is atnred. nnf-l!ult Itrief. TIi" Southern League promises to be a fciU've.-. The Cincinnat players will rcnort for dutv i 31a reh . Tin V.v York League players "will report M arch 2u. Minnea polis will let the Spraguc case go by default. Lehnne has signed with BrJialo and Knell with St. .foe. The St. Louis Browns will not go to Hot Springs for practice this year. LTift" Carroll, the left-fielder, was married . at Blaomington, 111., last week. Elmer Smith still refuses to sign with tho Cincinnati. It is a question of salary. It is said that George (Joro will replace Jim O'Kourke in New York's left field. New Orleans claims to haw 42 letters on file from players asking for places m the team. Tommv Esterbrook is tho greatest man in New York since ho was made captain of tho Louisville team. Uonusky win probably organize a team to play exhibition games at Hot Springs before the season opens. Stratton, of Louisville, jefuses to sign a contract unless it specifics that ho need not play in Sunday games. i iiisourg wm rentier xne Dase-ball tourists a few extra attentions as well as New Y'ork and Philadelphia. Pitcher Crane has been sick for several weeks, and Healy has had to do the most of the pitching for tho All-Americas. The ball-players in the Spalding combinations did not hear of the classification scheme and salary limit until they reached Italy. DeWitt Ray, of Chicago, has succeeded .1. C, Kennedy as editor of of the New York Sporting Times. The latter has gone to . Europe. Tho American Association schedule-meeting will take place at Columbus on Tuesday. The League committee will meet the 6ame day in Washington. Spalding is billing Anson in Europe as . the greatest living batsman, and it is not often that information found on the averago bill-board is so near the truth. "Kid' Baldwin is marked for tho first time that ho breaks the blue-ribbon clause of his contract. The probability of Earle . proving to be a great catcher makes Cin- . cinnati bold. Joe Quest claims that he had only received 73 advance money from tho Sacramento club, and that was returned, he says, when he jumped his coutract and signed with Toledo. Bnflinton and Farrar will not go to Florida with the Philadelphia club. The former is coaching the Brown University ballplayers, and tho latter is making an honest dollar at his home in Melrose, Mass. The Columbus club wanted Tom Brown and would have secured him had ho been in this country. Tom was formerly a resident of that city. He played right field and captained the Colnmbus team m 1SSI. Whitney and Mack, of Washington,.;! said to be in splendid condition, on account of having played nearly all winter in California. For the same reason Jerry Denny ought to be in fine form when the season opens. Jackson, the big first baseman who played

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ivho has signed with the Hamilton International League Clnb, has gone South to work off some of his surplus llesh. Ho weighs 201 pounds. Larry Twitchcll thinks Conway is a second Keefe, and will b so regarded in a very short time, comparatively, the country over. Twitchell played eleven games behind Conway last year, and hadn't a pntout and assist. Few hits came to left held. There ai3 now seven associations working under the national agreement the National League, American Association, International. Western, Atlantic, Southern and Central-Interstate. It is thought the California League will ask for protection also. The report that McKean. Cleveland's short-stop, might not be able to play the coming season on account of a lame arm, seems to be untrue. He has had some trouble with his left shoulder, but he throws with his right hand. He is a leftbanded batter, however, and his work with tho stick may be weakened somewhat. Billy Sunday, as his name would indicate, is a pious young man, and is filling in odd dates with praise meetings. He has been holding religious services in Chicago, and was quite successful. If he could ouly get the Pittsburg club under his influence for awhile, he would accomplish a great good. Too much ought not to be asked of Mr. Sunday, however. Latham mnst have drawn on his imagination when he stated that both Brooklyn and the Athletics were anxious to secure his services. Mr. Byrne says George Pinckney is a good enough third baseman for Brooklyn, and it is hardlv likely that the Athletics would replace that corking hitter and good fielder, Lyons, with any other man short of Jerry Denny. Sporting Life. Of the American Association umpires already signed, Gaffney is to receive 1,800, Ferguson $1,700. and Holland 1,200. This leaves only $1,300 for the fourth man, since the amount set aside to pay tho umpires was only $0,000. It is pretty certain that John Kelly will not sign for that amount. Nevertheless, Chairman Barnie, of the umpire committee, is positive that Kelly will be the man. Philadelphia Ledger. In its association career the Brooklyn club has purchased no less than four clubs in order to secure desirable players. Of all the great number of men thus secured but five men remain in tho club's service, namely, O'Brien, Terry, George Smith, Pinckney and Bushong. So these five may be said to have cost Brooklyn a pretty penny. Meantime another club has won the championship without purchasing any players; in fact, in spite of the fact that it lias sold some of its best men. Manager Wright has notified his players that the Philadelphia clnb is out for the championship this year. This is something the veteran manager has never done before, which makes it seem all the more significant. Mr. Wright says ho thinks this is Philadelphia's year to win. Everybody concedes that the Athletic club is, on paper, one of the strongest American Association teams. It would be a glorious year for th Philadelphia base-ball enthusiast if both the League and Association pennants were to ily here next season. Philadelphia Kecord. Sometime agoA.G. Spalding wrote to all of the League club presidents asking that the opening of tho League championship season be delayed for a few days, until he could complete his trip. J. W. Spalding found that this would be impossible, and he wrote his brother to that effect. A cablegram was received from Mr. Spalding yesterday, dated Florence, asking that the request for a delay in opening the champion ship season be withdrawn. It also stated that the exhibition games would be finished April 30 in Chicago, just six months from the day they were begun. The party expects to be in London March 10. The committee having in charge the arrangements for the reception of the Spalding tourists has held several meetings during the past week. Mayor Grant, of New Y'ork, Mayor Chapin, of Brooklyn, ami officials of tho leading athletic clubs will probablj- participate in the welcoming ceremonies. A. G. Mills is taking a prominent part in arrauging for the demonstrations down the bay, and tho officers of the Brooklyn and New Y'ork clubs will cooperate heartily. No formal announcement will bo made by the committee in charge until the entire programme is presented. Of course the demonstration will bo a success. Ben Y'oung, tho ex-umpire, is teaching school at Nottingham, a village twelve miles from Cleveland, O., and has organized two teams from among his scholars. On one of tho teams there are eight girls verging on the edge of womanhood. Not one of the girls has the stilted way usually used by girls in throwing, and every one of them hits the ball well, and they have almost got to the point of sliding into a base. One girl, sixteen years old. who plays in short field, is remarkably cleveron grounders, and a few days ago. while covering the plate, during some wild throwing, one of the boys on the opposing team made a headlong slide under the base. The girl appealed to Young with a stalwart "Darst he be do that?'' The run was scored. Sporting Life. IDEAS OP INSTRUCTION'. Township Teachers Hold Their Institute at Which Several Topics Are Discussed. The joint institute of the teachers of Marion county held a session yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, in the Superior Court room No. 2, which continued until 2 o'clock. Between forty and fifty educators were in attendance, Prof. W. B. Flick acting as chairman. The entire time was spent in the reading of papers by the various teachers, and in general discussions upon subjects pertaining to the work. J. M. Bell, of Lawrence township, presented a paper on "Advanced Keadiug," giving tho uest methods for the pursuance of a course of individual as well as general reading. J. II. Tibbatt, of Wan-en, spoke on "Mensuration," and was followed by John Morgan, of Franklin, on "The Methods of Presenting History." Both productions were philosophical in their nature, the latter also containing sumo practical suggestions on historical research. Charles Bolander, of Lawrence, read a paper on "Infinitives and Participles," a resume of grammatical construction, and Miss Cora Smith, of Warren, foliowtd with a work on "Circulations." Both confined themselves solely to the special departments cho3en, and covered the ground included in each line of thought with much exactness. Tho last paper was by W. H. Craig, of Franklin, on "The Relations of tho Teacher to Patrons and Pupils." It set forth very clearly the duties of the teacher to himself and to his pupils, especially the latter, for in them is the most good or evil done, according as the teacher's methods are good or evil. The teacher stands in the place of one whose chosen lot is to do the greatest amount of good to those who come in contact with him, and in view of this fact, he should guard well his motives and methods. At the conclusion of Mr. Craig's Sa per, the teachers presented Professor 'lick with a valuable gold watch andchain as a token of their appreciation of his services, in recognition of which he thanked them very kindly, and responded to their kind action in a very few words. The session then adjourned. OPENING THE EOOKS. Committee Appointed by the Auditor to Investigate the Connecticut Mutual. The committee which was given charge of the matter of investigating the Connecticut Mutual Insurance Companj', in the interest of its policy-holders of this vicinity. has had a good deal of trouble iu getting in formation, which it hoped would be readily furnished by the agents of the company. In some instances where tho committee wrote to secure lists of polic3"holders they received in reply declinations to furnish such lists, coupled with instructions that tho committee mieht be en gaged in better business than stirring up the company's business, fortunately the committee is made tin of material that is not easilv daunted, and it has worked away steauuy getting ready to attend tne annual meeting of the company at Hart ford this month, and also endeavoring to secure an investigation of the affairs by the Auditor of this State. A start was made in the latter direction yesterday, when the committee secured, from Auditor Can, the appointment of counselor A. C. Harris, accountant Fred Shepnard and stenogra pher W. S. Garbcr as a committee of experts to examine and report concerning the con dition of the company. The committee ex cels to go to Hartford early this week and egin the work of investigation there.

GOVERNOR HOVEY PREPARED.

Mill That Can Be Relied on to Grind as Long ! as the Supply of Grist Lasts. Governor Hovey's veto -mill stopped grinding yesterday for want of grist, the Curtis bill having been held up in the House, and the veto of the additional hos pitals trustees' bill finishing np the last or der left with the executive establishment by the Democratic majority. The ma chinery, however, is in excellent order for another run, and there is a good head of water on the dam. All the Democracy have to do is to throw a iew more longeared bills in the hopper and the gate wiU be raised, the big wheel will begin to turn, and in a few minutes the stuffing will be eliminated from the docu ments, and the remains sent back to their original owners. It is intimated now that the Governor will open up the whole ques tion of the constitutional right of the Legislature to both' create offices and fill them, and not only contest the claims of recent legislative appointees, but will move on all the Democratic directors and wardens of public institutions, the bureau officers, including the State Librarian and Statistician, and all the subordinate officers who hold by the same title. No definite plan of procedure has yet been announced, but the impression prevails at the Capitol that the Democratic brethren woke up a very resolute and active passenger when they stepped on the Governor's prerogatives, and some of them are inclined to wish that they had set their hoofs in some other direction. The question of the Supreme Court commission will be taken up by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, when the commissioners' certificates will be presented to the full bench, and until then there is no probability of any additional movement being made to test tne question involved. "I am glad the Governor did not sign the Insane Hospital bill," 6aid a Republican Senator, yesterday. "I believe he has the law behind him, and I desire to see him follow the programme the message outlines. If he does, it means that the Supreme Court will be called upon to pass upon tho power of the General Assembly to select the ooards of trustees to govern the benevolent institutions. That question has never been before the court, and I think the people would be glad to 6ee it decided now. Another question his position will determine is whether or not State officers can serve with commissions signed by the Speaker of the Ho.ise and the Secretary of tho Senate, when the letter of tne Constitution declares, as the Governor says, that all such commissions shall be signed by him and attested by tho Secretary of State. It may be that the benevolent institutions can be placed in charge of nonpartisan boards over the objections of a Democratic Legislature. Tho people are certainly with the Governor, and there is no doubt in my mind but that he has the right view of the law." Can Reach No Decision. That the Democrats are disturbed by the vetoes with which the Governor is interposing a check to their infamous legislation is evinced by the speeches of warning and advice, mingling with those of partisan threats that were delivered in the caucus last night. It has been announced that the Democrats were unanimous, in conviction as well as in action, concerning the party measures, and that decision of the caucus governs every step taken, but it has been the caucus action in name rather than iu fact, for on many occasions during this session not more than niteeu or twenty Senators and Representatives have constituted these meetincrs for outlining programmes, fio what has been done in the way of creating an infamous record is attributable to a few men, but those of tho party who have opposed unconstitutional proceedings in providing for Democratic heelers and sluggers aro none the less to blamo for their abject slavishness to the dictates of a few. Hut in the caucus last night the latter had a hearing, and were, no doubt, effectual in stopping, for a time at least, a policy that will irretrievably wreck, as they said, the Democratic party. It was projwsed br the political pirates to ro interweave in the general appropriation bill provisions that they expect will hold tho Auditor undTreasurerof State to issuing warrants and paying out money ouly to those otlicers named in the bill. Of course these ofiicers could be none other than those elected by the General Assembly. It was proposed In this way to hold club over the Governor and threaten hnu to take from all institutions any fund that could not bo expended by the trustees of the benevolent institutions.directors of prisons and the like created by the General Assembly. A bill applying to the Auditor and Treasurer of State in holding them to payments out of the various funds only upon specitied conditions, was Introduced in tho House Friday evening by Mr. Willard and was yesterday engrossed. Directly afterward, however, it was learned that would come in conflict with the continuous appropriation statue, which, in the event of the manipulations of the appropriation bill miscarry lug, would enable the Mate otlicers to continue as they have don the last two years. It was necessary to get this statue out of the way. and therefore tho bill was withdrawn. This furnished the topic for the caucus last night, but tho twenty or thirty who were there could reach no decision. OLD TIME RECORDS. Some of the Chronicles of the Governors of the Territory of Indiana. 4I certify that this book contains a true and faithful record from the commencement of the territorial government, July 4, 1800, to Nov. 7, 1816." So wrote John Gibson, first Secretary of the Territory of Indiana, at the tenuination of its territorial form of government, and the admission of Indiana as one of the sovereign Staves of the Union. There are a good many interesting volumes among the old records at the State Capitol, but Gibson's chronicle of the fifteen years' proceedings of the territorial Governors illustrates better than any other the spirit and resolution of the pioneers and the conditions by which they were surrounded. It opens with a declaration of its own character, and starts out at once to tell things as they happened. "Journal of tha proceedings of the executive government of the Indiana Territory, Fort Vincennes, July 4, 1800. This day, tho government of the Indiana Territory commenced, William Henry Harrison having been appointed Governor, John Gibson secretary, William Clarke, Henry Vanderburg and John Griffin judges in and over said Territory." Governor Harrison seem to have been absent at the date of the above en try, but he arrived six months thereafter, and tho journal goes on to state that the usual oaths were administered to William Clarke, Ksq., first judge, by the the usual oaths to and the Governor to .v uir viui vv bull cllLXii llilcK I HI tho Governor, the Secretary, other iudcres. and to the two A proclamation for a meeting of the Legislative Council and judges followed, and some appointments of minor officers having been made, and a few regulations framed for the better transaction of business and preservation of order, things began to work easier. The police protection ot Vincenues seemed to have been among the earliest subjects requiring attention, and on June 2, 1801, the Governor issued a proclamation prohibiting traders from "selling or giving any spirituous liquors to any Indian in the town of Vincennes," and ordering that the trader in future when he sold liquor to the Indians "should deliver it at the distance of at least a mile from the village, or on the other side of the Wabasn river." On Sept. 10 a padon was issued to Michael Joseph, of Knox county, who had been convicted of a criminal assault on lletsey Joseph, and had been sentenced "to stand twice on the pillory, be imprisoned six weeks and fined 15." General prohibition as to furnishing Indians any spirituous liquors was declared about this time, but it seems to have been as difficult to enforce then as now, and the difficulty crops out at various times through tho record, particularly when anj' conferences or "long talks" with the red men were necessary. The militia spirit was developed early, and there are numerous appointments of militia officers, irora colonels to ensigns. Pilots for the falls of the Ohio in Clark countv are not nnf reqnently commissioned, and 'ferrymen were appointed, Pierre .Menard, of Kandolph count3 being commissioned as early as 1803 to -'ferry over Kaskaskia river from his lot, the former property of the Jesuits, to the opposite shore." On April 0,1804, a proclamation was issued against persons who, it was claimed, were

about to transport from the Territory indented servants of color, and sell them as slaves, and persons contemplating such acts were warned to desist from their nefarious schemes under pain of penalties made and provided for such offenses. In August of that year petitions were noted as having been received from numerous persons throughout the Territory who desire tho second or representative state of government," and an election was ordered to test popular feeling. Dec. 5 a proclamation was issued declaring that government of the second or representative state had been carried, and ordering the election of nine members of a Legislature to meet at Vincennes Feb. 1, 1805. to choose a Legislative Council. The jail accommodations of those days seem to have been a littH insecure, and there are occasional rewards ottered for escaped murderers, one of the inducements for their recapture being the otler of a pardon to accessories after the fact, if the escaped prisoner was returned. The quality of mercy does not seem to have been strained, however, for those who remained in jail, as there are several entries of pardons granted to persons sentenced to death. Possibly the offenses for which some of them were sentenced were deamed unworthy of the penalty provided. One of the recipients of executive clemency was John Ingram, who, in 1809, was sentenced to hang for horse-stealing. The style of requisition in vogue then was a little informal. Dec. 12, 1808, an entry is made in the journal that the Governor had written to the Governor of Louisiana to arrest Dr. James Dun la p. for the murder of John liice Jones, and send word as soon as such arrest was made. A foot-note to this entry states that it was liice Jones, son of John Kice Jones, who was killed, and that Dunlap shot him in a duel. About this time Gov. William Henry Harrison went ofF to fight Tecumseh, and tho journal begins to lose in interest. It is evident that some business continued to be done, nevertheless, for on April 22, 1813. a draft is made on the contingent fund for 811.50 for proclamations and blanks. On

the 25th of May, 1813, his Excellency Thos. Posey arrived and took charge as Governor, and thenceforward the record is mainly a chronicle of militia commissions, until 1816. when the State of Indiana was formed and Secretary John Gibson's functions as keeper of the territorial seal ended. BRCNER'S POTTERY DESTROYED. Fire Checks the Opperations of a Prosperons Industry and Causes a Lar&e Loss. Bruner Brothers' pottery, in West Indianapolis, one of the largest stoneware manufactories in the country, was destroyed by fire about 7:30 o'clock last evening. In less than an hour there was nothing but the sinoking ruins of th building remaining. The fire started from a hot kiln in the west addition to the main building. The nature of the business requires both a day and night force of hands, and the night men had only been at work a short time when tho fire broke out. They did not think the kiln was over-heated, and had no suspicion of any danger until they saw the roof above the kiln in flames. The fire could then easily have been extinguished had there been any means at hand with which to doit, but as it was there were neither buckets nor water at hand, and no ladders with which to reach tho roof. Tho chemical engine of the town, tho only lire protection the corporation affords, was prompt in responding to tho call, but it was of no use after it arrived. The department of tho city was then called upon, and several companies were prompt in responding. With heavy streets, and such a long run, however, tho companies were necessarily late in reaching tho town, and the firo was then well under headway. It had nearly destroyed tho wing of tho building in which the kilns were located, and was beginning to spread to the manufacturing department. If there had been a supply of water that building could have been saved, but tho firemen soon learned that there was no water they could rely on nearer than tho river, a half-mile. As soon as possiblo a line of hose was laid to tho stream, but the delay was so great that by the time a stream was ready to bo turued.upon 'the- building the work of destruction was about completed. After the llames had communicated with tho main building they spread rapidly, and in a few minutes the roof had fallen in and tho walls were crumbling. The firemen saw it was useless lor them to attempt to work there and they turned theirattentionto the engine house, which was disconnected from the main building. By Hooding it with water the prevented it. with the engine, and considerable valuable machinery from being entirely ruined. Tho building destroyed was a square three-story brick struct 'ire. with a wing on the west side. All the machinery used in turning out the various kiudsof. storeware was in the main structure, and of course none of it was saved. In tho samo building was several thousand dollars worth of what is known as "green stock," pottery molded and drying, but rot burned. Mr. Bruner was unable to say just what the loss would be. Ho thought it would not fall short of 820,000, and might reach $25.000 or even $30,000. The stock on hands was as large as the storing facilities would permit. Tho building and machinery were insured for 10.000, which was distributed among the companies represented by Gregory fc Appel. The pottery was established about two years ago, and its proprietors have been constantly enlarging its capacity. It was operated on a small scale the first year, but at the beginning of the second the capacity was greatly increased. Natural gas was secured for the plant last August, and as it saved a great deal in expense for fuel, the business has been almost doubled since that time. A general line of stoneware was turned out and was shipped to all parts of the country. The business has been so satisfactory that during the last few months Mr. Burner has been perfecting arrangements by which ho expected to increase the capital of tho company and operate on a still larger scale, lie said last night that ho would rebuild immediately, and that he hoped to carry out his purpose of increasing his business. Only from twenty to thirty men were employed in the establishment, most of tho work being done by laborsaving machinery. The fire started anew, among tho residents of the suburb, the advocacy of better lire protection. Tho one chemical engine has proved to be, on many occasions, entirely insufficient, and the distance from the city is so great that the fire department can nover get over there in time to be of any service. A Conference of Free-Traders. A Tariff-reform Conference of this State will meet at Masonic Hall to-inorrow evening, and continue its session on Tuesday. The headquarters will be at the Grand Hotel where delegates Will call at the otlice of the committee on arrangements upon their arrival in the city and receive delegates' tickets. Tuesday eyeuing a public meeting will be held at Tomlinon Hall, to be addressed by the Hcv. Hugh O. Pentecost, otNew Jersey, the lion. C. 8. Darrow, of Illinois, and other speakers. This conference claims to be strictly non-partisan iu its character, but its purpose is to organize a league, disseminate a knowledge of thetariffand promote a reform through any democratic partisan agency that may become available for that purpose. Valuable Dogs Folsoned. A valuable black cocker spaniel, tbe property of Harry F. Hildebrand, and valued at $300, was poisoned yesterday, by some person unknown, beveral other valuable dogs have, within a few days, suffered the same fate. Arretted for Assault. Harry Atkinson, a hack driver, was arrested last night on the charge of assault and battery with Intent to kill. On Feb. 20 ho attacked one Harry Wood, and in a dispute attempted to cut him with a butcher knife. Local News Notes. Miller, of Omaha, and Burke, of J3oston, arc matched to box fifteen rounds, in Tomlinson Hall, March 19. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to John N. Hobbs and Agnes E. Smith, Charles II. Kessler and faille Williamson, John Murray and Kate Curran. Articles of incorporation were filed with tho Secretary of State, yesterday, by the Home Klec-tric-lisht Company, of Mount Vernon. Capital stock; $5,000. Building permits were issued yesterday to Mrs. C. Thomas, frame cottage at lo Lambert s'reet. $1,700; Mrs. E. D. Sutherland, dwelling, on Bright street, between Michigan and North. $1,000; George Kolchecfe, addition to 813 North Tennessee street, W0.

WHY IT WAS DEFEATED.

The Legislators Thought They Detected Too Much Selfish Interest in the Library Bill The defeat of the township library bill a well-posted observer at the Capitol yesterday attributed to two causes. "Under tho school-book bill," he 6aid, "the board of purchase, which is likely to continue Republican, is limited as to the price it shall pay for books. In the township library bill, the State Library Board, which is Democratic, was burdened with no limitation as to the price it ehonld pay for the volumes it selected. A majority of the members seem to have concluded that what was sauce for the goose ought to be sauce for the gander, and declined to give the Democratic board carte blanche in the matter of its purchases. Another reason was that a good many members did not take kindly to the efforts of Jacob Dunn, jr., the newly-elected Librarian, to foist his township library bill on the Legislature at the expense of other bills of like character and of equal merit. They thought, as he was likely to have a large share in determining the list of books that would be purchased by township trustees in the event of the passage of the bill, that a little more modesty on his part in the matter of pushing it would have been becoming. "There are upwards of a thousand townships in the State to be affected by the bill, and many of tho books which would be listed by the State Library Board for these would be the same in each township. For instance, it might be determined by the board that each ought to have a cony of Dunn's History of Indiana, in which case an edition of upwards of a thousand volumes of that work would be required. Members who were willing to have Mr. Dunn's history circulated at public expense thought it better that not only the price of the volume should be fixed in one case, as well as the other, but that some one else than Mr. Dunn should arrange for its circulation by the township officials. Another point where Mr. Dunn missed it, was in fighting the proposition to better the Indianapolis library, which roused the indignation of the Marion county members and induced them to assist in sitting down on Mr. Dnnn and his bill." THE PARNELL DEMONSTRATION. List of Officers and the Programme to Be Followed at the Meeting for Ireland. . The committee on arrangements for the Parnell demonstration, to be held on Monday night, at Tomlinson Hall, met last evening. An invitation will be extended to the Emmet Guards, Ancient Order Hibernians, Irish-American and Emerald societies to attend the meeting in a body. The following is a list of the gentlemen chosen to be president and vice-presidents of the meeting: PRESIDENT, Governor Alvin P. Hovey. VICE-rRESIDENTS. W. H. English, 1. 1. Gray. Byron K. Elliott, John B. Elain, W. II. Calkins, J. C. Shaffer, Wm. Irvin. C. 8. Denny, G. H. Wright, M. Ezckiel. James II. Willard, Hiram Browulee, Henry N. Johnson, J. B. Conner, 1 C. Walker, Chas. Zollinger, Aquilla Jones, sr., Samuel E. Morss, K. S. Purdy, Sample Loftin, John Ii. Wilson, Bruce Carr, Charles J. Many, John W. Murphy, James L. Mitchell. Clemens Vonnegut, J. A. Lenicke, William A. Wilklns, John C. New. Ira J. Chase, L. T. Michener, Mason J. Niblack, N. R. Buckle. Thos. Taggart, D. W. Howe, II. N. Spaan. Leon O. Bailey, J. P. Frenzel, A. C. Ayres, Prank M. Burke, John II. Holliday, A. W. Conduit. W. B. Roberts, Myron D. King. Thomas J. Steele, H. E. Earp, W. C. Thompson, James P. Buker, John Osterman, George Ptiugst, Albeit Gall, J. B. Curtis, N. B. Taylor, Frank Mans, Stephen Mattler, II. Bamberger, V. M. Backus. G. B. Thompson, A musical programme has been arranged, and Miss Annie Abromet and Miss Maggie McKeever, vocalists; Prof. Kohl, piano soloist, and Prof.Northcote,coructist, have" been invited to take part. Amateur Drama and ?.Iask ItalL A performance for the benefit of the Merchant Zouaves will be given at Mannorchor Hall tomorrow evening, when the American Dramatic Association will present "The Banker's Oath," with a good cast of amateur performers. That evening the Turnvcrein will give a mask ball in Turner Hall. AT MONTK CARLO. Famous Men and Women Seen Around the Gaming Table at Monaco. Letter in St. Louis Republic. Interesting characters who were at tho table while I was there were verv numerous. Lord liandolph Churchill played every night from 0 till 11 o'clock, standing behind one of the croupiers of a trente et quaranto table. Behind the opposite croupier stood Lord Hartingtou. Hartington played a slow game, paying down only a lew louis, but evidently with a keen interest on tho result. Churchill, without being a genuine plunger, played rather heavily, paying down 10,000 francs with freedom, and borrowing when fortune went too hard against him, of a certain smooth-faced young man who alwaj's had a fat pocket-djook. Churchill was losing while 1 was there and Hartington was about even. Young Herbert Gladstone, on the dav I left was just 4 ahead on his seasou. Ho was complaining bitterly of a piece of ill luck which had robbed nim of some hard-earned profits. He had seen a certain man losing who was betting on the columns at roulette. He determined to bet against that man, and when he carried the idea into execution tho man won ii times out of li. fcir.Iohn Willoughly is a kind-hearted man, but poor in ideas and niouey, who recently went to Madagascar on an extended trip to let his inconiQ pile up and Eut himself square financially. Ho was avingsuch luck as would indicate the earl' necessity for a second trip to Madagascar. On the evening I left, however, he lost 27,000 francs. The Duke of Dino on tho same evening lost IOojOOO francs and cursed himself and fate not infrequently, but good naturedly. The Duke is a favorite with the croupiers. He chats with them in friendly fashion, bets his bank notes freely, and when I was there had succeeded in giving the impression that he had a great deal of money. As a matter of fact, he came without anything, being very hard tin, and succeeded in winning 500,000 francs at trente et quarante. It was this money he was losing. Every week has its prominent winner. This position was tilled while I was there by a young American from Philadelphia rejoicing in the possession or an unlimited letter of credit, which tho Monte Carlo banker was ready to cash, but which he was not called upon to do. I will not mention the young man's name as it might cause his father to withdraw the unlimited part of the letter of credit of which tho capital was made in the iron business. This young man was betting what is known as tne transversal, paying his money on a certain row of figures and getting back six times the amount. At the roulette table he won 50.000 f in one afternoon and (50,000 f in the next evening and started on winning again the next day. The Prince of Wales came over one afternoon and bet 13,000 of the money which the English kindly supply him without appearing to care miich about the result. Pleasant little Sir Arthur Sullivan, who was with him, played with equally royal indifference. The Duchess of Manchester was playing with her accustomed industry and perseverance. She will perhaps be surprised to learn that she waajoointed out to me by young Gill from isconsin as an awful example of tho depravity of bad French women at Monte Carlo. This horrified an American irl, who declared that she had seen the uchess go up. without an introduction and talk to Lord Hartington. She was much surprised to learn that the tall woman with the hard face and the bigilowered satin dress was a genuine English duchess. Among the women at the gambling-table was one who passed as Prince Inissi. This young woman was dressed very fashionably as a dashing youngs Frenchman, and was very much noticed for the reckless way in which she played and is still playing. It was only kuown to a few that she was not a prince and no other than Countess of I Bellebceuf, daughter of the Duke of Moray,

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who last year took to wearing men's dress at the Paris opera and continued to do so in the French capital until the police interfered. " A FARMER'S AWFUL FATK. Ills Skeleton Fonnd in h Hollow Tree Into Which He Had Fallen Years Ago. Harrodstmrg (Ky.) Special. Near the village of Mackville, in Washington county, in 170, a man of irreproachable morals named Simpson mysteriously disappeared, lie was not known to have enemies, his domestic relations were peculiarly happy, his habits were of such a character as to preclude the idea of suicide, and he passed away as completely as if the earth had opened and swallowed him np. A few days since tho son of the missing man felled a tree with his ax on the estate, the boy having growing to manhood since his father had left home. The tree in falling was shattered at a hollow above the stump, and the bones of a full-grown male skeleton were scattered around the truuk of the tree. Every one in the vicinity except the widow belie vc that the skeleton is that of John Simpson. The lengthof the bones corresponds to tho height ot the man, and hift habits seem to 'make tho theory rational, for Simpson was accustomed to going out at night to hunt raccoons and opossums. It is remembered by his family that at the time of his disappearance ho 'had gone out by himself, and that about midnight the dogs set up a howling that awoke Mrs. S. The next morning a colored man, accompanied by the little son (now the man who felled the tree), went, in search of tho father and followed the dogs to this tree, and, notwithstanding they kept up the barking, nothing could be seen up the tree, nor could any noiso be hoard. The hollow in the tree out of which the bones fell was barely large enough to hold a man of medium size, and when onro in there was no possible chance of escape. So it is thought by the neighbors that Simpson must have fallen into the aperture headforemost, and died before his son and tho colored man were led to the tree next morning by tho doas. The wife, on tho contrary, has never abandoned the hope of seeing her husband alive, and at the time of his disappearance, when the people were dragging Ohapline river, ehohad no idea of their finding his body. Boils and sores indicate impurities m the blood. Ayers Sarsaparilla eradicates humors. HART On March 1, at the residence, of her nephew, Louis J. Walter, 477 North Illinois street, Mrs. Eliza A. Hart, in her 78th year. Funeral service on Sunday afternoon, at 3:30. Interment at Philadelphia, Pa. JAMES Michael C. James, a pM 4. years, at his late residence, 8'J West Tenth street. March 1, at 1 :?,0 a.m. Funeral Sunday, March 3, 189, from St. Bridget's Churcli, at 1:30 p. m. DYER On March 2, 1H9, at Detroit, Mich, Mrs Mary 23. Dyer, formerly of this city. LOST. LCST A POLICY BOOK, THE PROPERTY OP the Pacific Mutual Life and Accident Insurance Company, numlerini? from 15.526 to i.,.W). The nnder please retnm the same to otMo of said coraCnv. 92 East Market street. CHARLES A. ilUL LND, AgenL FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE OR TRADE LARGE FARMS FOR small farms, near city. Good farms to trade for city property. Bakery and ice-cream saloon, ifr;.I,000. for city property. Dm store, $3,500, to trade for city property. Dry Roods stottc, $19.O00, to trade for real estate. Valuable patent to trade for small farm. 8tock dry goods and notion!, j.ooo, for city property. A party with $5,000 to take interest In manufacturing business. VA JEN'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. 79 East Market street. 17KJR SALE RESIDENCE 333 NORTH NEW A Jersey street; 2-story .brick, slate roof, stonefoundation, V2 rooms and batvi. city water, double cistern, natural pfts and stable. Lot r0xl9iV. Avery desirable prom-rty. Terms satisfactory. C. k. HAYLKs, to East Market St. TX)R SALE CHEAP AND ON FAVORABLE JJ terms lt0 acres of land near county-" mt of Faulk county, Dakota. Good markets, schools, churches, two lines of railroad. 1M M. SPROW'LS. Nashville, Tenn. FOR RENT. F R RENT ROOMS WITH Apply at Bryce's bakery - STEAM POWER. IJHJR RENT-TWO LIGHT ROOMS, OKoUND floor, suitable for buslnesH or small family. In. quire at 292 Massachusetts avenue. P) RR E N T M A S N I C 1 1 A L IFO" 1 1 P tJl 1 LIC entertainments newly rctitted; jrood reception and check-room. C. E. COFFIN' A CO.. A y. vi its. IXHi RENT 2 NICELY FCRXIS1IED FRONT rooms, natural pas. Ten niiimtfV w&ic north from Washington street. Address li. C, Journal office. . FOR TRADE. TX)R TRADE HOUSE AND LOT, GOOD RENTX; al property, worth 1 1.500; another worth fiiim, to trade for stockof inherits. U REGORY L API EL, 9tt East Market street. EDUCATIONAL. rpiIE TRAINING SCHOOL OF EXPRESSION. A When Block, oin-ns its spring term of ten weeks Monday. March 11. The course, includes loth private and class instruction. Lucia Julian Martin, principal. WANTED AGENTS. TTJANTED - AGENTS - RELIABLE WOMAN f to sell the Original Hypeta" Combination Shoulder-brace Corset. Best iiHtney-rawkiusr article in the country- Satiafactlr.n niaraiiteod. Apply for terms and territory to WESTERN CORSET CO., fct. Louis Mo.

yAyrEp3n s JAfy "ITTANTED-POSITIO TO DO WRITING ANT' copying by a Lady, who is a rpll and plain wrltr Best or reference. AflftreM A. F., Journal offlfft. "1TAN TKI A POSITION AS UliUt CJLKRK li M a youn? physician who has had four yearex' perienoe in dru& bUfOnew. Best of reference. Ad dress I) It. JULIAN W.ZINN. Bloominpton. IU. J YOU.NU MAN FOlfc STEADY 1H? 11 aition; salary sfdj per month; muat deposit f20 ao cnrlty. Addreaa, wltiiatamp, A. lt.T Journal onlce. rANTED MERCHANDISE. FARMS AND f Eastern property for pHd vacant and improved' J Kansas Cit j property. W1NCU & BLACK, ans' 1 City. Ma

SALESMEN WE WISH A FEW MEN TO SELL) ; ouTKOodsDy sample to the wholesale and retail irauo. liarim raanuunuren in vur use. juuiwi lATm&t maniifartiirpxa In our Ilea. ITicirwiJ 2-ccnt stamp. Waes $3 per day. Permanen"po- J aition. No postals answered. Money aoitncd for wage, advertising, etc CENTENNIAL MANTtr CO.. Cincinnati, O. s STED A FIRST-CLASS EXPERIENCED Canvasser (lady orrnlLunan) to solicit rer-Z sonaiiy m jnaianapons, ineaaje oi pooas needed! only by educated and lnte'Ppent people. Ba'ary caah.l every week. Must furnih 3t)0 security; also, bank j reference, which last ; must accompany application. I No attention raid to others. Address "SUBSTAN '. TIAL," care Indianapolis Journal. ANNO LNCE3LKNTS. miniSTIAN SCIENCE SUNDAY-SCHOOL AT J 3 o'clock p. m.. in riymouth Church Lecture-rocmr4 every Minciay atternoon. An are lnvitea. i lANCINU SPRING CLASS FOR ADULTtfl Tuesiiav. Feb. !:. '2 n. m. and 7 T. m.t children. March L 2 p. m. MRS. THOMAS'S ACADEMY.' ncn iiiocK. "A fits. DR. ELLIS, ASTROLOGER. TELLul ui b tiuiiorjr inrrw uy ujr. iun ymuns i uuu n it i birth; your success in business, love, friendship, mar- i riaee; what to do, where to po to be successful, heaJthr,: ami happy, if sick or in trouble, consult the Doctor ) atonco. '23 East Michigan street. O nice hours, 9 tof, 12 and 1 to 8. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT PARTIES J 1 intending to apply for civil-sorriceposltiona undeff1' the new administration, in any of the Departments or' Bureaus at Washington, D. C., or local poBtonice. on , customs service, con suU: clerkship, etc. can obtain valuable information suggestions and advice. Sent under seal, on rclpt of 41. Address F. MATv THEWS TAYLOR. Solicitor, Boom 223, Thenla Building, Chicago, 111. . BARGAINS I N G ROCERILS AND MEATS ANIJ produce. I guarantee to save you money traL every article you buy of me. 1 bbl. bst rolln- nrocess flonr. $5.3fi. 60 lbs. test roller process flour, $ 1.35. 23 lbs. best roller process flour, 6So. 13 lbs. granulated supar, 91 15 lbs. A sugar, jl. 16 lbs. white C sugar, f L 171bs.Csurar.l. 3 3-lb. can best tomatoes, 2Tc. 2 2-lb. can let sugar com, 15c 1 3-lb can best table peach r s, 150. 12 liars German soap. ?v. 7 bars Every Day soap, SjC, 8 lbs. llel's starch, 2'c 7 lbs. lump starch. 20c. 3 lbs. wa6lilng Moda.SC. 1 lb. licet baking powder, 100. 1 lb. ground pepper, lSc, 6 lbs. rolled oats, 2V". 1 lb. Turkifch prunes, 1 lb. best Carolina rice, fc. 2 quarts new navy beans, l.V. 1 package King's H. R. buckwheat, 10& 1 bottle lemon extract, 5c. I bottle vauUla extract, 7c. 1 dozen large pickles. 6c. 1 gallon cidfT vineirar, lie 1 lb. of any kind of Jelly, be. J gallon fine N ew Orleans syrup, 3Pc I gallon fine sorghum molasses, Xjc. 1 gallon tine clovr r dnp syrup, 35c Rib roast per pound, 7 V13 lbs. loin or round steak. 25c 1 lb. choice porter-house steak. 10. lb. lionuvmade apple butter, guaranteed. 5c. Creamery butter per pound, i&c, iso and 20c 1 lb. Golden Rio Coffee, 20c. 1 lb. finest Golden Rio Coffer. 23o 1 lb. Java and Rio mixed, iio, 3 lbs. best larri, IV. Fnpar-cured hams. 12c Breakfast bacon, 11 Hjc. E. IL RKXTfCH, 10ft South Illinois street. Hall square north of Union Depot. : 1 3. R Ul LI INQ JJCITICIS 4 N ENLAKQED BUILDING ASSOCIATION.' i Points in INDIANA SAVINGS. AND INVESI COMPANY. The Loan Class: . - An association on a perpetual plan; can .-roms atanytime without paying back dues. Dividends deV clartl semi-annually. ou learn every six inontL. not six years, what your profits 'are. At the end ot u year loan is reuyusieu, mu ht buht interest and premium are paid only on t due, the, Company. It is the only ponulj other States. Shares, J-CHJ and JOO; duoi each year loan is readjusted, and for succeeding yea iue amount ;ar plan in hares. S-iXi ana &juu: uuua iu cis. lepou iTla.Hs: There is a need In Indianapolis to-day for a mean of cWpoMUng small savin, whfre they can mm something and le withdrawn without loss.- Interest compounded each six months. Memer8 are !orrow ersonlvon sun k. on which they may obtain tn per cent, of its value In five minutes w ithout expense. Money not loaned Is lnvctd in real -tat buildiaf association securities. Money draws interest urtil needd. and is always available. Shares, J3, Jio and f 100; dues dnes. ITS eta. and tt ct S. investment Clans: There is no class of sercrltJ w hich are as safe ana pay the same, legitimate prutit, at those f bulldmc associations. Such an association compounds tin interest; loans aU of its money at all tunes; l im compelled to camr a reserve lik a bank: ha oth-p sources of proht, and ouly the tithe ot the expense, vt tho bap.k. As an Investment building association stock is unequaled. Building aiciaton loans ar superior to the regular mortgage hums, for the reason tliat payment begins as soon as loan Is made. Jt In not deferred from three to five years, s 1 the with ordinary liMirfeao securities. The refore, considering the earnings and safety afforded by th building association wcnritles, nothing better is offered for tho who have trustor other funds m w hich to secure a good and safe- return. Appraisements are made ir,oit the basis of reatal values, s that rent pays principal. Interest, taxet. etc. The In. vestment clawi In this Association o!?jts an opportunity for the investment of money. wli:ch has all tha saietyauu the large earning capacity of building; association securities. Those who In vest, pay on dollar per week on each share of fMO. vT they pur Chase paid up sUK kat iar value. Get plan at ottice, Nu. t0 F.al Market street. CHARLES E. COr'FIN, President, THOS. V.. DAY, First Vice-president. DAN I EL X. HARMON, Second Vico-Prea, THEO. 1- HAl'CiHEY, Treasurer. CHARLES E. HOLLO WAY, Secretary. AIXTION SALE. AUCTION SALE OF f2.UO STOCK OF ORO. ccrles and fixtures U the trade. We will at 11 oa Monday morning. March 4, st Vi o'clock, at the storeroom. No. s;w South Meridian street, a very choic stock of well -assorted groceries, embracing every.

tiling usually kept In aLrst-rhuss retail store; a!si. t lb same tuiie and ptae, the fixtures, conjunct fnVe-mlll, counter, scsUni, show cases, oil tank. K: i chipper, tea cans, co!?ee bins, counters, s!ielvlr etc., etc. UL'bXJ-N&ilcCUKDY, AucUoactra,

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